"Ah ah~" Mao Sanmei shouted several times at Tang Tang. At this moment, the faucet was continuously pouring water, washing the sea snail. Tang Tang leaned on the side, standing on tiptoe, stretching her neck to peek into the sink. Upon hearing Mao Sanmei’s voice, she immediately shook her head at her. Mao Sanmei understood that Tang Tang had grasped her meaning. This was also one of Tang Tang’s magical traits. Despite not hearing others except for Shen Siyuan, she always comprehended Mao Sanmei’s meaning whenever she shouted ah ah at her. Yet, for Tang Tang, who had countless magical aspects, this wasn’t particularly strange. Dou Dou also peered curiously from a side, her little mouth babbling incessantly; she loved to talk and loved speaking. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍 "So it’s a sea snail. I thought it was some sort of precious treasure." "This sea snail is truly beautiful, what a fine treasure." "Can you give it to me? I’ll exchange it with a toy for you." "If not, lend it to me for two days. I’ll return it once I’m done playing." "If you don’t say anything, I’ll take it as a yes, and you can’t take it back." "Alas, I really want to snatch it away." "How about we have a fight? Whoever wins gets it." "Sigh, forget it. I might not be able to beat you; it’s risky." "Where did you find this sea snail? I’ll go pick one up too." Dou Dou was babbling away like a chatterbox, but Tang Tang and Mao Sanmei didn’t find her annoying at all. Mao Sanmei first pried open the lid of the sea snail with scissors; she knew her daughter wanted the sea snail intact, so she was extra cautious. Once the lid was off, it became simpler; they only needed to hook out the snail meat inside with an iron hook. Since the family frequently ate seafood, they didn’t lack any tools. Mao Sanmei was quite swift, but since the snail meat was decayed, she couldn’t pull out all the rotten meat at once as it broke into two pieces. The only solution was to wash it while gradually removing the decayed meat, during which the stench of the snail meat was overwhelming, making Tang Tang and Dou Dou back away, not daring to approach any closer. Still, they kept eagerly watching Mao Sanmei. Mao Sanmei turned on the exhaust fan, significantly improving the situation with the smell. Mao Sanmei used a fine iron hook, forcefully poked twice with somewhat rough actions, and then poured some water inside, hoping to flush out the decayed bits of meat, and at this moment, a loud plop was heard from the sea snail, something fell into the sink. Even though Mao Sanmei didn’t hear anything, she saw a fiery red object drop, standing out against the gunmetal grey sink. "A pearl?" Mao Sanmei’s first reaction. Then she became puzzled. How could there be a pearl inside a sea snail? She quickly put down the sea snail, picked up the bead, rinsed it under water, and then carefully examined it under her eyes. The bead’s surface was smooth and glossy, wholly orange-red, with surface patterns resembling burning flames. "Let me see... let me see..." At this moment, a small paw stretched out from the side. Mao Sanmei looked down, realizing it wasn’t her daughter but Dou Dou. As for Tang Tang, she was more concerned about her sea snail, clinging to the edge of the sink, trying hard to peer inside. Mao Sanmei wasn’t sure if this was a pearl or if it was valuable, and she dared not hand it to Dou Dou easily in case it broke, so she waved her off. "So stingy." Dou Dou was very dissatisfied. Then she turned her head to ask Tang Tang beside her. "Is this the magic treasure you cherish? It does look kind of nice, just a bit too small." By this time, Mao Sanmei was already holding the bead, heading towards Shen Siyuan, wanting him to take a look. Ruan Hongzhuang and Taozi had also changed into casual clothes and came out from the room, sitting on the sofa chatting with Shen Siyuan. Seeing Mao Sanmei coming over, words were left unspoken, and Shen Siyuan consciously halted the conversation. "Is there something wrong?" Only then did Mao Sanmei display the bead in her hand to everyone, and then pointed towards the sink. "This came from the sea snail?" Shen Siyuan was a bit surprised. "This is a Mei Le Pearl?" Taozi recognized it instantly, her face beaming with joy. "Is this the Mei Le Pearl?" Obviously, this was Ruan Hongzhuang’s first encounter with it. At this moment, Tang Tang ran over, strongly pulling Mao Sanmei’s clothes, dragging her towards the sink. "My treasure... good treasure..." Alright then, to her, no matter how valuable the spiral pearl, it couldn’t surpass her sea snail. Mao Sanmei handed the bead to Shen Siyuan, being tugged by Tang Tang back to continue the chores. Shen Siyuan carefully examined the bead in his hand, noting its oval shape with a liquid shine, adorned with many tiny flame patterns, extremely aesthetic. "Is it valuable?" Just then, a tiny voice below asked. Shen Siyuan looked down to see Dou Dou looking up at him with a face full of curiosity. "Can I have a look?" she said. Shen Siyuan smiled softly and directly handed the spiral pearl over. Dou Dou was just about to reach out to receive it when a hand quickly snatched it away. Dou Dou immediately glared, only to find it was Aunt, instantly switching to a smiling face, her change of expression so rapid that even Shen Siyuan was taken aback. "Aunt, you shouldn’t snatch things from children, alright?" she said. Beside her, Ruan Hongzhuang was amused into laughter by her antics. Taozi rolled her eyes, pulling her over onto her lap to watch together. "This bead is really expensive, don’t drop and break it." "It’s alright, my dad is wealthy." "Where did Sister Mao get this from?" Ruan Hongzhuang asked somewhat curiously. "Tang Tang picked up a sea snail, so it must be from it." He spoke while taking out his phone to look up what a Mei Le Pearl was, as it was his first time hearing about it. Mei Le Pearl, also called "Dragon Ball" or "Flame Pearl," round in shape, comes from within a sea snail. The Meile Sea Snail belongs to the Helicidae Gastropoda family, being a Coconut Turban Shell distinguished by yellow or yellow-black spots. Coconut shell? As a Bin Hai person, how could he not recognize a coconut shell? Wait, this wasn’t right. The sea snail Tang Tang just picked up, apart from having a golden spiral line, was purely white, certainly not a coconut shell; he could at least discern that much. Could it be some kind of mutation? "What’s wrong?" Seeing him in a daze, Ruan Hongzhuang asked somewhat curiously. Shen Siyuan handed over the phone while expressing his confusion. Ruan Hongzhuang heard him and laughed. "What’s so surprising? It’s not unusual for strange things to happen with Tang Tang around," Ruan Hongzhuang stated matter-of-factly. Shen Siyuan chuckled at this. "Right, why am I overthinking this." As they conversed, Tang Tang ran over with both hands raised, holding a sea snail aloft. "Treasure... treasure... my good treasure... han~" She deliberately paraded back and forth in front of them, her proud little demeanor highly amusing. Sitting on Taozi’s lap, Dou Dou whispered into Taozi’s ear, "Is she a fool?"